Blues Rocker Joe Bonamassa To Set Sail On Second Annual Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Music Festival

ATLANTA, May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, Joe Bonamassa, and Sixthman are proud to present the second annual Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Music Festival, an incredible four-day floating music festival aboard the beautiful Norwegian Pearl, featuring Bonamassa and some of most celebrated names in blues influenced music including Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Blues Traveler, Beth Hart, Marc Broussard, Shemekia Copeland, The James Hunter Six, Eric Bibb with Michael Jerome Browne, Kirk Fletcher & Josh Smith, Selwyn Birchwood, Jarekus Singleton and more to be announced. The cruise will embark on February 15-19, 2016 from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico. Guests will enjoy four days of non-stop tunes and unparalleled musical collaborations that you can only find on the high seas.

This past February, Keeping the Blues Alive set sail on its maiden voyage from Miami to Key West and the Bahamas while entertaining 2,000 blues aficionados with 48 performances by 19 of today's best blues artists including John Hiatt, Robben Ford, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Ana Popovic, Joanne Shaw Taylor, and more. This voyage was such a success that Joe Bonamassa and Sixthman decided to team up again to make another magical floating music festival for 2016.

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Norwegian Pearl will travel to Cozumel, Mexico, which offers a plethora of activities for travelers of all walks. Guests can stroll along tropical beaches, explore local cuisine, shop for one of a kind souvenirs, or choose from a host of exciting excursions offered onboard. A destination of her own, Norwegian Pearl offers guests access to 13 bars and lounges, 19 dining experiences, one outdoor pool, two hot tubs, a full menu of luxurious spa treatments, and so much more!

Double occupancy staterooms on Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea begin at $875 per person, plus taxes and fees. For more information about booking your vacation, visit us online at www.bluesaliveatsea.com or call Sixthman directly at 877-379-9170 between the hours of 10AM EST and 6PM EST.

About Joe Bonamassa: As Joe Bonamassa enters his 26th year as a professional musician, he continues to blaze a remarkably versatile artistic trail, and amass an authentic, innovative and soulful body of work.  Bonamassa's career began onstage opening for B.B. King in 1989, when he was only 12 years old.  Today, he is hailed worldwide as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, and is an ever-evolving singer-songwriter who has released 16 solo albums in the last 14 years, all on his own label, J&R Adventures.  In 2013, Bonamassa earned his first GRAMMY ® nomination for Best Blues Album, and with the release of 2014's new studio record Different Shades Of Blue, he debuted at #8 on Billboard's Top 200 (a career high) and received his fourteenth #1 Billboard Blues Album (more than any other artist). In January 2015, he fulfilled a childhood dream when he headlined two sold out shows at New York City's legendary Radio City Music Hall.

About Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation:
Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation fuels the passion for music by funding programs and scholarships for students and teachers who possess the desire, but lack the resources or access to achieve their potential within the music industry. Through generous corporate sponsorships by industry powerhouses Ernie Ball Strings, Guitar Center, J&R Adventures, and individual donors, KTBA has been able to fund music projects affecting over 21,000 students and over 200 schools since January 2014. We accomplish this by making weekly donations to music projects in schools all over the country, and soon… the world!

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